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<\/p>\nWhether you\u2019re a seasoned climber fine-tuning your technique or a first-timer ready to face your fear of heights, Movement Gym Design District welcomes all skill levels to the rope-climbing gym. <\/p>\n
When visitors first walk inside the sprawling 45,000-square-foot climbing gym, they might feel intimidated by the 56-foot, colorful walls. But the facility\u2019s climbing coaches and classes are meant to make visitors feel confident.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal for what we encourage is to excel from the state that you\u2019re at, whether you\u2019re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced,\u201d said climbing coach Rebecca Thompson. \u201cWe just want people to feel comfortable with pushing themselves further.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Climbing coach Rebecca Thompson is pictured at Movement Gym, a climbing, yoga & fitness center, in the Design District of Dallas, August 21, 2025.<\/p>\n
Tom Fox \/ Staff Photographer<\/p>\n
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By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n Thompson has been working at the Design District location of Movement for more than two years. She teaches children and adults the basics of rope climbing, in addition to coaching the adult climbing team.<\/p>\n \u201cI personally have been working with beginner climbers for the past five years, and I understand what it was like to start as a young adult and how it feels to be afraid,\u201d said Thompson. <\/p>\n The Design District location is one of the six Movement locations in North Texas. It opened in November 2022, and since then, staff has taught hundreds of people, from the ages of 4 to 70, everything from the basic of climbing to equipment knowhow spanning harnesses to shoes.<\/p>\n While endurance climbers focus on the big wall with rope, the climbers who want to focus on strength and dynamics can head up to the second floor, which has bouldering. This is where people climb without any rope on a wall 10 to 15 feet high, and they fall onto the mat.<\/p>\n The gym also offers yoga and fitness areas, a training zone, gear shop, tension board, Kilter Board, a balcony with a view, gear rental, showers and saunas. There are also events, such as trivia climb night, BIPOC meetups, women\u2019s climb night, queer climb night and more.<\/p>\n \u201cWe really try to help people network and find a community that not only fits their schedule but has people that they love,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cThe climbing community as a whole is very encouraging, positive and welcoming to newcomers.\u201d<\/p>\n Movement Gym <\/p>\n Movement offers a free class for first timers. Attendees can take classes in rope climbing, bouldering, yoga and fitness. The gym\u2019s most popular class is the introduction to rope climbing during which beginner climbers learn the lingo, how to belay, and good verbal communication. <\/p>\n Details: Movement Gym in the Design District is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 141 Glass St., Dallas. First class is free, and classes are $30, day passes are $24, and memberships start at $80.<\/p>\n The Go See DFW calendar is a partnership between KERA and The Dallas Morning News.<\/p>\n Arts Access is an arts journalism collaboration powered by The Dallas Morning News and KERA.<\/p>\n This community-funded journalism initiative is funded by the Better Together Fund, Carol & Don Glendenning, City of Dallas OAC, Communities Foundation of Texas, The University of Texas at Dallas, The Dallas Foundation, Eugene McDermott Foundation, James & Gayle Halperin Foundation, Jennifer & Peter Altabef and The Meadows Foundation. 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